Melissa Gopnik is the Vice President of Innovation at Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners. In this role Melissa leads the ideation, design, and development of financial products, benefits, and systems that compete and disrupt today’s marketplace of worker financial solutions. Melissa brings over 20 years of strategic nonprofit leadership to this role. Throughout her career, she has combined her talents in strategic planning, program and product design, research, and public speaking to promote justice and equity.
In her previous role, Melissa oversaw the Innovation Lab at Commonwealth, which designed and tested savings products and new technologies such as blockchain and machine learning. In her work with non-profit agencies as diverse as the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, the Uphams Corner Health Center, and the Jewish Women’s Archive, Melissa has envisioned and implemented the kind of strategic plan and new programs that make organizations work smarter and serve their stakeholders better.
Melissa holds an MBA, with a diploma in Nonprofit Management, from Boston University and a B.A. in Russian and Political Science from McGill University.